The Routledge Companion to the Qur'an (Routledge Religion Companions)

__The Routledge Companion to the Qur’an__ offers an impressive and comprehensive overview of the formative scripture of Islam. Including a wide number of scholarly approaches to the Qur’an by both established authorities and emergent voices, the 40 chapters in this volume represent the latest word on the academic understanding of the Muslim scripture. The Qur’an is spoken of in scholarship across disciplines; it is the beating heart of a living community of believers; it is a work of beauty and a basis for art and culture; it is a profoundly significant historical artifact; and it is a mysterious survivor from the Late Ancient Arabic-speaking world. This __Handbook__ accompanies the reader into the many worlds that the Qur’an lives in, from its ancient settings, to its internal drama, and through the 1,400 years of discussion and debate about its meaning. Bringing diverse approaches to the Qur’an together in one volume __The Routledge Companion to the Qur’an__ represents the vibrancy of the field of Qur’anic Studies today. This __Handbook__ is essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies and Islamic studies. It will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as area studies, sociology, anthropology, and history. The Routledge Companion to the Qur’an offers an impressive and comprehensive overview of the formative scripture of Islam. Including a wide number of scholarly approaches to the Qur’an by both established authorities and emergent voices, the 40 chapters in this volume represent the latest word on the academic understanding of the Muslim scripture. The Qur’an is spoken of in scholarship across disciplines; it is the beating heart of a living community of believers; it is a work of beauty and a basis for art and culture; it is a profoundly significant historical artifact; and it is a mysterious survivor from the Late Ancient Arabic-speaking world. This Handbook accompanies the reader into the many worlds that the Qur’an lives in, from its ancient settings, to its internal drama, and through the 1,400 years of discussion and debate about its meaning. Bringing diverse approaches to the Qur’an together in one volume The Routledge Companion to the Qur’an represents the vibrancy of the field of Qur’anic Studies today. This Handbook is essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies and Islamic studies. It will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as area studies, sociology, anthropology, and history. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series 3 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Conventions 10 Authors 14 Acknowledgments 21 Editors’ Introduction: The Qur’an’s Three Worlds 22 Part I The World Before the Qur’an 40 1 Late Antiquity and the Religious Milieu of the Qur’an’s Origins 42 2 Arabia: Ripe for Revelation 52 3 Mecca and Medina: The Sacred Geography of Qur’anic Revelation 62 Part II The World of the Qur’an 82 4 God the Speaker: The Many-Named One 84 5 Humanity in Covenant With God 97 6 Qur’anic Eschatology 108 7 Abraham and His Family 119 8 Biblical Prophets: Moses, Joseph, Jonah, and Job 128 9 John, Jesus, and Mary in the Qur’an 135 10 Muhammad in the Qur’an 144 11 The Praiseworthy 154 12 The People of Scripture (Ahl al-Kitāb) 160 13 Qur’anic Creation: Anthropocentric Readings and Ecocentric Possibilities 174 14 Jinn in the Qur’an 184 15 Style in the Qur’an 191 16 Structure and Organization of the Qur’an 204 17 Qur’anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration 216 18 Metaphor, Symbol, and Parable in the Qur’an 230 19 The Relationship Between the Oral and the Written 239 Part III The World in Front of the Qur’an 248 20 Asbāb al-Nuzūl: The (Good) Occasions of Revelation 250 21 The Early Commentators of the Qur’an 262 22 Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī Seen Through His Great Commentary on the Qur’an 274 23 Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr: A Window Onto Medieval Islam and a Guide to the Development of Modern Islamic Orthodoxy 284 24 The Formative Development of Shiʿi Qur’anic Exegesis 292 25 Methodological Observations in al-ʿAllāma al-Ṭabāṭabāʾī’s Qur’an Commentary: Al-Mīzān 309 26 The Qur’an in the Thought of Ibn ʿArabī 321 27 Sufi Tafsīr 330 28 Shiʿi Ismaili Approaches to the Qur’an: From Revelation to Exegesis 342 29 Women’s Contemporary Readings of the Qur’an 358 30 War and Peace in the Qur’an 373 31 Muḥammad ʿAbduh and Sayyid Quṭb: The Qur’an as a Tool of Transformation 385 32 Readings of the Qur’an From Outside the Tradition 395 33 Translation 403 34 The Qur’an and Material Culture 416 35 The Qur’an and the Internet 423 36 The Qur’an in Contemporary Mass and Popular Culture 433 37 The Qur’an and Kalām 441 38 The Impact of the Qur’an on Islamic Philosophy 451 39 Political Theology and the Qur’an 461 40 The Qur’an and Medicine 472 Bibliography 481 Index 513 "'The Routledge Companion to the Qur'an' offers an impressive and comprehensive overview of the formative scripture of Islam. Including a wide number of scholarly approaches to the Qur'an by both established authorities and emergent voices, the forty essays in this volume represent the latest word on the academic understanding of the Muslim scripture. The Qur'an is spoken of in scholarship across disciplines ; it is the beating heart of a living community of believers; it is a work of beauty and basis for art and culture ; it is a profoundly significant historical artifact ; and it is a mysterious survivor from the Late Ancient Arabic-speaking world. This 'Handbook' accompanies the reader into the many worlds that the Qur'an lives in, from its ancient settings, to its internal drama, and through the 1,400 years of discussion and debate about its meaning. Bringing diverse approaches to the Qur'an together in one volume 'The Routledge Companion to the Qur'an' represents the vibrancy of the field of Qur'anic Studies today. This 'Handbook' is essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies and Islamic studies. This 'Handbook' will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as, area studies, sociology, anthropology, and history."-- Provided by publisher